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  • Arunachal CM reallocates portfolios
    Itanagar, September 21 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has shuffled the portfolios of his ministers following the hop-skip-and-jump politics in the state last week.   Khandu, who
    / 21st September 2016
  • Four of a family found dead in Guwahati hotel
    Guwahati, September 21 (IANS) The state police on Wednesday recovered four bodies, one of a four-year-old girl, from a hotel in Assam's major city Guwahati.   The deceased have been identified as Pra
    / 21st September 2016
  • Dhoni named captain of Wisden's all-time India Test XI
    New Delhi, September 21 (IANS) India's celebrated skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday was named the captain of reputed cricket magazine Wisden's all-time India Test XI.   The team, which was an
    / 21st September 2016
  • 'Concerned' China urges India, Pakistan to avoid tensions
    Beijing, September 21 (IANS) China on Wednesday said it was concerned over the worsening tensions between India and Pakistan and urged both the countries to exercise restraint.   "Recent violent clas
    / 21st September 2016
  • Bill introduced in US Congress dubbing Pakistan 'terror sponsor'
    Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) A bill has been introduced in the US Congress describing Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism, even as members of the US Congress come down heavily on Sunday's cross-border terror
    / 21st September 2016
  • Urra Uvie: The Question of Naga-Land in Assam
    Mazie Nakhro   In 1988, the State of Assam filed a suit against the State of Nagaland, asking the Supreme Court to recognize the present demarcations drawn by the British, or the so-called constituti
    / 21st September 2016
  • Uri terror to figure in BJP National Council meet
    Kozhikode, September 21 (IANS) A three-day meeting of the BJP National Council dedicated to ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya will begin here on Friday, days after the terror attack on the army in Jammu and Kashmir
    / 21st September 2016
  • Charming Manipuri transgender out to conquer the world
    Imphal, September 21 (IANS) She is attractive. She is accomplished. And among Manipuris, she is a celebrity and a household name -- a star who straddles the world of cinema and theatre.   She is also
    / 21st September 2016
  • Protest erupts after police kill black man in North Carolina
    CHARLOTTE, N.C., September 21 (Reuters) - Protesters blocked a highway and clashed with police in Charlotte, North Carolina, early on Wednesday morning after officers fatally shot a black man they said had a gu
    / 21st September 2016
  • Japan likely to scrap fast-breeder nuclear reactor – reports
    TOKYO, September 21 (Reuters) - Japan is likely to scrap a prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor in the country's west that has operated for less than a year in over two decades, local media reported on Wednes
    / 21st September 2016
  • Trump scores with small money, lags with big donors
    NEW YORK, September 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been a hit with small donors, raking in two-thirds of his individual campaign contributions in sums of $200 or less, ac
    / 21st September 2016
  • Flash floods in Indonesia kill 20; rescuers hunt for missing
    GARUT, Indonesia, September 21 (Reuters) - Indonesian search and rescue teams worked on Wednesday to find victims of flash floods that killed 20 people and damaged hundreds of homes, authorities said.  
    / 21st September 2016
  • Iraqi forces close in on town south of Mosul
    TIKRIT, Iraq, September 21 (Reuters) - Iraq's military closed in on Wednesday on the centre of Shirqat, a northern town held by Islamic State seen as a stepping stone in the campaign to recapture the jihadists'
    / 21st September 2016
  • After split, London's Madame Tussauds separates Jolie, Pitt wax figures
    LONDON, September 21 (Reuters) - London's Madame Tussauds museum said on Wednesday it had separated its wax figure replicas of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt after the Hollywood power couple announced their split
    / 21st September 2016
  • Rome's new mayor set to pull plug on 2024 Olympics bid
    ROME, September 21 (Reuters) - Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, has decided to oppose its bid to host the Olympics, a city hall official said on Wednesday, a new blow to the 2024 Games after the withdrawal of
    / 21st September 2016
  • Need to tackle causes, symptoms of all extremism: May
    United Nations, September 21 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May has called on the international community to adopt comprehensive national action plans to tackle both the causes and symptoms of all extrem
    / 21st September 2016
  • Scientists against Trump's advocacy of withdrawing from climate deal
    Washington, September 21 (IANS) Hundreds of top scientists have published an open letter warning against claims by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that if elected he would advocate US withdrawal fr
    / 21st September 2016
  • U.S. bombers fly over South Korea for second time since North nuclear test
    OSAN, South Korea, September 21 (Reuters) - Two U.S. supersonic bombers flew over South Korea on Wednesday, with one of them landing at an air base 40 km (25 miles) south of the capital, according to a Reuters
    / 21st September 2016
  • Clinton leads Trump by five points in Florida
    Washington, September 21 (IANS) Drawing enormous support from the state's non-white voters, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton holds a 5-point edge over her Republican rival Donald Trump in Flori
    / 21st September 2016
  • Dhansiri Bridge, Nagaland...
    Vehicles navigate through a deluged Dhansiri Bridge in Kuda (Nagarjan) following heavy downpour on Tuesday afternoon. (Morung Photo)
    / 20th September 2016
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